Beckhampton House is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 April 1987. Inn. 3 related planning applications.
Beckhampton House
- WRENN ID
- rough-bracket-kestrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 April 1987
- Type
- Inn
- Address
- Beckhampton House, Avebury, SN8 1QR
- OS grid reference
- SU 087 689
- Coordinates
- 51.41939, -1.87552
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Beckhampton House is an inn dating from the mid-18th century, originally known as The Catherine Wheel. After 1855, it was converted into a farmhouse and underwent 19th-century alterations and additions. The building is constructed of brick on limestone sills and features a slate roof. It stands three storeys tall with five bays, including a four-bay return on the east side and a 19th-century gabled bay with a lean-to at the rear.
A notable feature is the 19th-century crenellated Bath stone porch, which has a round arch, carved spandrels, and glazed doors. The windows are twelve-pane sashes set within cambered-headed openings, supported by gauged brick lintels with stone keys. The central window is distinguished by moulded brick pilasters and an entablature. The building has moulded eaves and a hipped roof, with the main stack located in the second bay. The inn served as the meeting place for the political Beckhampton Club in the early 19th century.
Local climate
Beckhampton House receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
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